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Literature
Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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1920 Touch & GoLondon: 1920A first edition of D. H. Lawrence’s Touch and Go, a post-war drama of class conflict and alienation inspired by the 1919 coal strikes. -
1993-94 5vol The Letters of Samuel JohnsonOxford: 1993-1994The respected Hyde edition of Samuel Johnson's letters from 1731-1784. A complete set of five volumes. -
1809 The Works of Mr. A. Cowley; In Prose and VerseLondon: 1809The works of the seventeenth century English poet and author Abraham Cowley, including Samuel Johnson's biography on the author bound in three volumes in modern half calf. -
1930 Nettles: Criterion Miscellany, No. 11London: 1930A first edition copy of this collection of poetry by renowned modernist author D. H. Lawrence, part of the Criterion Miscellany. -
1926 DavidLondon: 1926The first edition of this biblical drama play by modernist author D. H. Lawrence, a limited edition of five hundred copies. -
1933 Lady Chatterley's LoverHamburg : 1933The third impression of this unexpurgated affordable edition of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' published by Odyssey Press. -
1950 The Plumed SerpentLondon: 1950A smartly bound copy of this political and mythological novel from English writer D. H. Lawrence. -
1790 The Prince of Abissinia. A Tale.London: 1790A handsome example of the eighth edition of Samuel Johnson's 'Rasselas', in a tree calf binding. -
1941 The Ship of Death and Other PoemsLondon: 1941A smart first edition copy of this anthology of twenty-eight poems by D. H. Lawrence. -
1912 The TrespasserLondon: 1912The first edition, second impression of D. H. Lawrence's second novel inspired by Helen Corke's affair with a married man. -
1935 Lawrence of Arabia MemorialNot Stated: 1935A fine example of this pamphlet discussing plans for the memorial bust of T. E. Lawrence, which was unveiled at St. Paul's Cathedral the following year. -
1955 The Mint: A Day-Book of the R. A. F. Depot Between August and December 1922London: 1955An exceptional limited edition example of T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time enlisted in the Royal Air Force. -
1805 RasselasLondon: 1805An illustrated edition of Samuel Johnson's popular apologue, an important philosophical fable-like novel. -
1926 DavidLondon: 1926The first edition of this biblical drama play by modernist author D. H. Lawrence. -
1914 The Widowing of Mrs. HolroydLondon: 1914The first edition of this drama told in three acts by D. H. Lawrence, a dramatisation of his earlier short stories 'Odour of Chrysanthemums'. -
1930 A Propos of Lady Chatterley's LoverLondon: 1930The first trade edition of D. H. Lawrence defensive essay about his controversial novel, 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', a superior copy in a dust wrapper. -
1929 PansiesLondon: 1929The first trade edition of this later anthology of the brilliant poetry of D. H. Lawrence. -
1968 Phoenix II: Uncollected, Unpublished and Other Prose WorksLondon: 1968A smart first edition of the second 'Phoenix' anthology, comprising D. H. Lawrence's previously unpublished and unknown works. -
1962 2vol The Collected Letters of D. H. LawrenceLondon: 1962A smart complete two volume set of the first edition of this collection of correspondence by renowned English writer David Herbert Lawrence. -
1930 Love Among the HaystacksLondon: 1930A bright example of this posthumously published collection of short stories by D. H. Lawrence, in the original dust wrapper. -
1863 The Poetical Works of Johnson Parnell Gray and SmollettEdinburgh: 1863A lovely copy of The Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett, with Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan, in Bickers & Son fine binding. -
1923 Birds, Beasts and Flowers: PoemsAdelphi: 1923A smart first US edition of this collection of poetry from English writer D. H. Lawrence, the author's presentation copy. -
1930 Love Among the HaystacksLondon: 1930A posthumously published collection of short stories by D. H. Lawrence, a smart copy of this limited edition. -
1929 My Skirmish With Jolly RogerNew York: 1929The first limited edition of D. H. Lawrence's response to the controversy of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' and the rampant piracy of the novel. -
1936 Phoenix: The Posthumous Papers of D. H. LawrenceLondon: 1936The first edition of this literary collection comprising poems, essays, reviews and other papers from controversial English writer, D. H. Lawrence. -
1932 The Man Who Died, The Ladybird, The Captain's DollLeipzig: 1932A Tauchnitz edition of three popular short tales by D. H. Lawrence. -
1934 The Tales of D. H. LawrenceLondon: 1934The second impression of this impressive collection of short stories by D. H. Lawrence, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1793-5 The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and IrelandDublin: 1793-5Two volumes containing poetry from eighteenth-century British and Irish poets, with a preface and biographical details by Samuel Johnson. -
1929 PansiesLondon: 1929The first trade edition of this late anthology of poems by D. H. Lawrence. -
1796-7 The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray and Samuel JohnsonLondon: [1796-7]A two in one volume featuring the 'Cooke's edition' of the poetical works of the popular Thomas Gray and Samuel Johnson, bound in full calf with engravings. -
1759 The Prince of AbissiniaLondon: 1759The second edition of Samuel Johnson's popular novel, this edition published only a few weeks after the first edition. -
1913 Love Poems and OthersLondon: 1913The first edition of the first volume of poetry published by modernist D. H. Lawrence, author of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', and 'Women in Love'. -
1925 Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other EssaysPhiladelphia: 1925An exceptionally bright copy of the limited edition first edition of D. H. Lawrence's collection of philosophical essays. -
1931 The Man Who DiedLondon: 1931The first edition thus of D. H. Lawrence's short novel, limited to 2,000 copies, and retaining the publisher's original dust wrapper. -
1812 The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A TaleLondon : 1812A beautiful leather bound pocket size edition of Samuel Johnson's earliest work. -
1914 The Prussian Officer and Other StoriesLondon: 1914An excellent first edition of D.H. Lawrence's celebrated collection of short stories, in a half morocco binding.